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asanetwork
An overview
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What is asanetwork?
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Network, Networking
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An interconnection of a group of computer systems is called a network
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Most often used for file and printer sharing or common access to internet
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Most often a requirement for multi user software like dealer management systems
asanetwork
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Is a product and a standardized method (a protocol) used for data exchange between
different products, different manufacturers over a local area network in a workshop
environment.
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Data exchange is not based on shared access to files and folders. Data exchange is
done with a communication server, called the network manager.
A network is a requirement – but is not the same as asanetwork!
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Kernel: The network manager, a
communication server for data exchange
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Integration: Software modules and interfaces
for different products and platforms
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Distributed order processing: Transmission
of orders to and from workshop equipment
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Documentation and Visualisation: Storage
and visualisation of workshop results (history)
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Vehicle properties: Identification and testing
data
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Tools: Monitors, diagnostic and developer tools
Orders
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History
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Tools
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Vehicles
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Network manager
Orders
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History
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Tools
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A TCP/IP communication server
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Running as a service in the background
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The main data hub in asanetwork:
– Accepts data from all members
– Stores received data
Vehicle
– Distributes data between other members
– Returns stored data on request
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Interfaces
Orders
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History
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Used to integrate your application into
asanetwork
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All platforms and compilers are
supported
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Examples:
– C-Library, C++/Delphi-DLL
Tools
Vehicle
– Java Interface
– .NET Framework Interface
– COM/ActiveX components
– For Windows, Unix and Embedded
Systems
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Distributed order processing
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Orders
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History
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Tools
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Each order position (item) transports all data
about the customer, the vehicle and the task
(called a service in asanetwork) itself:
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Order state (new, active, interrupted, finished)
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Result: good, bad, ...
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Start and end time of processing
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May have an attached detailed result
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Vehicle History
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Test results (details) created during a
test or workshop process are stored in
the network manager data base
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Each member in asanetwork is able to
run a query to retrieve these test results
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Test results are saved in a standardised
XML format
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Visualisation of test results is done
either by the application itself or with
asanetwork viewer
Orders
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History
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Tools
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Vehicle
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Mapping of test results
• Manufacturer independent
• Not platform specific
• Based on standard XML
• Documented and specified
• DTD and schema available
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no" ?>
<!DOCTYPE RESULTS SYSTEM "awnres.dtd">
<RESULTS>
<RESULTSHEADER>
<COUNTRY>
<REGULATION>GERMAN</REGULATION>
<LANGUAGE>GERMAN</LANGUAGE>
</COUNTRY>
<CUSTOMER>
<NAME>Walter Mustermann</NAME>
</CUSTOMER>
<VEHICLE>
<IDENT>
<!-- vehicle ident information -->
<REGISTRATION>OA-CC 945</REGISTRATION>
<MANUFACTURER>Peugeot</MANUFACTURER>
<MODEL>405 GRDT</MODEL>
<TYPE>7M</TYPE>
<KEY2>0123</KEY2>
<KEY3>456</KEY3>
<VIN>ABCDEFGH12345</VIN>
<ENGINECODE>XYZ123</ENGINECODE>
</IDENT>
<DATA>
<ODOMETER>54321</ODOMETER>
</DATA>
</VEHICLE>
</RESULTSHEADER>
<RESULT OBJECT="HEAD_LIGHT">
<TITLE>Scheinwerfertest</TITLE>
<HEADER>
<EQUIPMENT TYPE="CONTROL">
<TITLE>Bedienrechner</TITLE>
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asanetwork Viewer
• A viewer is available for
Windows based platforms
• This viewer creates human
readable output from XML
result
• Used for viewing and printing
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Vehicle identification
Orders
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Based on XML
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Foundation for transmission of vehicle
testing data
History
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Tools
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Vehicle testing data
Vehicle
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Based on XML
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Used by DEKRA to distribute testing
data from a single source to different
manufacturers (emission test)
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Tools
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Orders
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– Progress monitors to display order
states
History
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Tools
It is easy to plug-in additional
applications:
– Statistical applications
– Diagnostic software to identify
problems in asanetwork itself
Vehicle
– Developer software to trace and watch
the data exchange
– Simulators to emulate dealer
management systems or workshop
equipment
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Future
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Orders
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History
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Tools
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asanetwork is an open system, ready to
support additional requirements in the
future:
– Transmission of labour and part data
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You can always add additional products,
services and application into asanetwork
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Requirements for asanetwork
• Requirements
– Network wiring based on CAT 5 or 6
– 1 Server or workstation running Microsoft
Windows
Vehicle
Ident.
Workshop
Equipment
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DMS 1
Network
Manager
Workshop
Equipment
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DMS 3
Testing
data
Workshop
Equipment
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DMS 2
• Minimum system
– A network manager
– Dealer-Management-Software, DMS
– asanetwork enabled workshop equipment
• Grow on demand
– Additional DMS applications
– Additional workshop equipment
– Additional services
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